Chancellor vows to stay on for Germany’s ‘democratic future’ after latest loss to far-right AfD

Merz seeks to shore up support after CDU loses two state elections and is ejected from Mecklenburg parliament Latest German election humiliation puts Merz on borrowed time as CDU unrest grows Germany’s beleaguered leader, Friedrich Merz, has vowed…
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Published4 h ago (Mon, 21 Sep 2026 15:38:22 GMT)
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AuthorKate Connolly in Berlin